DEO

Company Profile

Diageo PLC (DEO) is the world's largest producer of spirits and a major producer of beer and wine. The company engages in the production, distillation, brewing, bottling, packaging, distribution, development, and marketing of beer, wine, and other alcoholic beverages worldwide. Some of its key brands include Smirnoff vodka, Johnnie Walker Scotch whiskey, Captain Morgan rum, Baileys Original Irish Cream liqueur, Tanqueray gin, and Guinness stout beer. Diageo was founded in 1886 and is based in London, England. Diageo is largely affected by changing consumer tastes, as well as global regulation on alcohol use. Diageo has been paying dividends since 1998, and has increased them annually since 2010. Diageo pays dividends semi-annually.